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Sun
Apr
18
30-minute sketching lesson, followed by practice drawing landscapes in the great outdoors.
Price: FREE
Nature Sketching with Slow River Studio Sunday, April 18. 2:00-4:00 pm at the Cox Reservation, 82 Eastern Ave., Essex, MA Sign-up for waitlist: https://www.slowriverstudio.com/sketching-wait-list Experience the beauty of Greenbelt Properties in a whole new way this spring! Join the staff of Slow River Studio in Essex for a free sketching class that is just perfect for total beginners. Masks required. Each adventure begins with an easy 30 minute sketching lesson. Afterwards, participants will explore the Greenbelt Property for an hour to capture the views and vistas that interest them most. The group will re-gather towards the end to share our work, ask questions and receive sketching tips from the staff. This is a fun, low stress outing that you will thoroughly enjoy! No talent? No worries! Slow River Studio specializes in art instruction for adult beginners. They know that everyone can become more creative with excellent instruction and supportive coaching. Let them help you start or restart your creative journey! For more information, please visit: www.slowriverstudio.com Space is limited, so please reserve your spot soon. These adventures are great for families, however all young people must be supervised by an adult. Simple Supplies: All you really need for this adventure is a sketchbook and any pen or pencil. If you feel like getting new supplies, Slow River recommends a 2-pack of TomBow Fudenosuke calligraphy pens for sketching. You can purchase these at Art Supply Wholesale in Beverly, where they also have a great selection of sketchbooks. You will also want a mask, some drinking water, and maybe a pair of boots. You are welcome to bring a watercolor set or colored pencils for fun, but they are not essential.
Wed
Apr
21
30-minute sketching lesson, followed by practice drawing landscapes in the great outdoors.
Price: FREE
Nature Sketching with Slow River Studio Wednesday, April 21. 10:00am-12:00pm at the John J. Donovan Reservation, Hamilton, MA Masks required. Sign-up for waitlist: https://www.slowriverstudio.com/sketching-wait-list Experience the beauty of Greenbelt Properties in a whole new way this spring! Join the staff of Slow River Studio in Essex for a free sketching class that is just perfect for total beginners. Each adventure begins with an easy 30 minute sketching lesson. Afterwards, participants will explore the Greenbelt Property for an hour to capture the views and vistas that interest them most. The group will re-gather towards the end to share our work, ask questions and receive sketching tips from the staff. This is a fun, low stress outing that you will thoroughly enjoy! No talent? No worries! Slow River Studio specializes in art instruction for adult beginners. They know that everyone can become more creative with excellent instruction and supportive coaching. Let them help you start or restart your creative journey! For more information, please visit: www.slowriverstudio.com Space is limited, so please reserve your spot soon. These adventures are great for families, however all young people must be supervised by an adult. Simple Supplies: All you really need for this adventure is a sketchbook and any pen or pencil. If you feel like getting new supplies, Slow River recommends a 2-pack of TomBow Fudenosuke calligraphy pens for sketching. You can purchase these at Art Supply Wholesale in Beverly, where they also have a great selection of sketchbooks. You will also want a mask, some drinking water, and maybe a pair of boots. You are welcome to bring a watercolor set or colored pencils for fun, but they are not essential.
Tue
Apr
27
An environmental documentary film produced by local high school seniors.
Price: FREE
When: April 27, 6:00 pm, online Created by two Masconomet High School seniors, this 45-minute documentary film explores "the natural ecology of the [Fish Brook] tributary, the harmful effects of plastic trash, its Native American history and stories of the soil, and our efforts to control buckthorn, an invasive plant that harms the river ecosystem." Through exploration of the area and interviews with various local experts, the filmmakers discovered the value of the riverine ecosystem, its Indigenous history, and hope to educate the public about human impacts in the area.
Wed
Apr
28
Presentation and Q&A with Doug Tallamy, author of Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard.
Price: FREE
Wed, April 28, 2021 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT This event is FREE, but space is limited, so registration is required. Recent headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. Such losses are not an option if we wish to continue our current standard of living on Planet Earth. The good news is that none of this is inevitable. Tallamy will discuss simple steps that each of us can—and must—take to reverse declining biodiversity and will explain why we, ourselves, are nature’s best hope.
Sat
May
01
30-minute sketching lesson, followed by practice drawing landscapes in the great outdoors.
Price: FREE
Nature Sketching with Slow River Studio Saturday, May 1. 10:00am-12:00pm at the Vineyard Hill Reservation, Hamilton, MA Experience the beauty of Greenbelt Properties in a whole new way this spring! Join the staff of Slow River Studio in Essex for a free sketching class that is just perfect for total beginners. Masks required. Each adventure begins with an easy 30 minute sketching lesson. Afterwards, participants will explore the Greenbelt Property for an hour to capture the views and vistas that interest them most. The group will re-gather towards the end to share our work, ask questions and receive sketching tips from the staff. This is a fun, low stress outing that you will thoroughly enjoy! No talent? No worries! Slow River Studio specializes in art instruction for adult beginners. They know that everyone can become more creative with excellent instruction and supportive coaching. Let them help you start or restart your creative journey! For more information, please visit: www.slowriverstudio.com Space is limited, so please reserve your spot soon. These adventures are great for families, however all young people must be supervised by an adult. Simple Supplies: All you really need for this adventure is a sketchbook and any pen or pencil. If you feel like getting new supplies, Slow River recommends a 2-pack of TomBow Fudenosuke calligraphy pens for sketching. You can purchase these at Art Supply Wholesale in Beverly, where they also have a great selection of sketchbooks. You will also want a mask, some drinking water, and maybe a pair of boots. You are welcome to bring a watercolor set or colored pencils for fun, but they are not essential.
Sun
May
23
30-minute sketching lesson, followed by practice drawing landscapes at the Tompson Street Reservation in Gloucester.
Price: FREE
Nature Sketching with Slow River Studio Sunday, May 23. 2:00-4:00 pm at the Tompson Street Reservation, Gloucester, MA Experience the beauty of Greenbelt Properties in a whole new way this spring! Join the staff of Slow River Studio in Essex for a free sketching class that is just perfect for total beginners. Masks required. Each adventure begins with an easy 30 minute sketching lesson. Afterwards, participants will explore the Greenbelt Property for an hour to capture the views and vistas that interest them most. The group will re-gather towards the end to share our work, ask questions and receive sketching tips from the staff. This is a fun, low stress outing that you will thoroughly enjoy! No talent? No worries! Slow River Studio specializes in art instruction for adult beginners. They know that everyone can become more creative with excellent instruction and supportive coaching. Let them help you start or restart your creative journey! For more information, please visit: www.slowriverstudio.com Space is limited, so please reserve your spot soon. These adventures are great for families, however all young people must be supervised by an adult. Simple Supplies: All you really need for this adventure is a sketchbook and any pen or pencil. If you feel like getting new supplies, Slow River recommends a 2-pack of TomBow Fudenosuke calligraphy pens for sketching. You can purchase these at Art Supply Wholesale in Beverly, where they also have a great selection of sketchbooks. You will also want a mask, some drinking water, and maybe a pair of boots. You are welcome to bring a watercolor set or colored pencils for fun, but they are not essential.
Tue
May
25
Join us to discuss this collection of songs and short stories exploring the lives of contemporary Indigenous Peoples.
Price: FREE
When: May 25, 7:00 pm Book: Islands of Decolonial Love by Leanne Simpson "Drawing from her own life and other contemporary Indigenous perspectives, this collection of short stories, songs, and poems by writer and activist, Leanna Betasamosake Simpson, gives life to many characters with an indigenous perspective—from reserves and small towns to cities."
June 3-13 online! Check ecga.org/artinthebarn for details and updates. Prospective artists: Please submit your jury applications no later than April 4. Details and application form at ecga.org/artinthebarn Returning artists: Please respond to the survey email from Jane! If you didn't receive one, please send us an email at artinthebar@ecga.org Thank you!
The 2021 Film & Lecture Series will be held online in webinar and film watch-party format.
82 Eastern Avenue, Essex,
Massachusetts 01929
e. ecga@ecga.org
p. 978.768.7241
f. 978.768.3286
Greenbelt is grateful to several professional and staff photographers whose work is featured prominently within our website.
Thank you Jerry Monkman / ecophotography.com, Lynne Holton, Kindra Clineff, Adrian Scholes and John Raleigh.
